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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Factors Affecting Awareness of Pregnancy Screening for Group B Streptococcus Infection Among Women of Reproductive Age in Jazan Province, Saudi Arabia

Shahad I Zoli1 Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Maisa A Baiti1 Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5572-9697View further author information
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Atyaf A Alhazmi1 Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Raud M Khormi1 Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Maram A Sayegh1 Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0009-0006-4369-1042View further author information
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Tahani Altubayqi1 Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Afnan M Darisi1 Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Raffan A Alhasani1 Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Saleha H Alhazmi1 Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Sarah O Gharawi1 Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Abdulrahman A Muhajir2 General Directorate of Health Affairs, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Abdulaziz H Alhazmi1 Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 2109-2116 | Received 15 May 2023, Accepted 17 Jul 2023, Published online: 26 Jul 2023

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